December 2010
30 posts
Dec 28th
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Reading, by Jean Rhys
kameelahwrites: Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere. ~Jean Rhys
Dec 27th
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Future of reading: Book publishers see their role... →
kameelahwrites: Joe Konrath can’t wait for his books to go out of print. When that happens, the 40-year-old crime novelist plans to reclaim the copyrights from his publisher, Hyperion Books, and self-publish them on Amazon.com, Apple Inc.’s iBooks and other online outlets. That way he’ll be able to collect 70% of the sale price, compared with the 6% to 18% he receives from Hyperion. As for...
Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with...”
–  Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (via sothisismorning)
Dec 25th
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lineone: “Dear God, I am fourteen years old. I am I have always been a good girl. Maybe you can give me a sign letting me know what is happening to me.” The Color Purple - Alice Walker 
Dec 24th
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“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted,...”
– Alice Walker (via natureismysanctuary)
Dec 23rd
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“Loves music. Loves dance. Loves the moon. Loves the Spirit. Loves love and food...”
– Alice Walker (via nadia-love)
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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“How can we speak life to those who are under the yoke of a cultural death...”
– Yolanda Pierce, “This is an Advent Word,” Reflections of an Afro-Christian Scholar
Dec 20th
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“I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of...”
– Bishop Desmond Tutu (via girlinboyclothes)
Dec 19th
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The Triumph Of Magic Over The Brute.: FOLLOWERS,... →
bowfolk: I am not white. I AM NOT WHITE. I AM BLACK. My blackness does not define my experience, but it makes up a pretty fucking big part of it. Get over it. I’m not going to hide it and tuck it away so privileged people will feel comfortable and cozy. I will talk about racial politics, I will talk about… “My blackness does not define my experience, but it makes up a pretty...
Dec 18th
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Dec 16th
“…the drug war itself has always been more about upholding racist structures and...”
– Cara (thecurvature)
Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
Dec 12th
“We are the African and the trader. We are the Indian and the Settler. We are the...”
– Alice Walker (via cristinalovesthis)
Dec 12th
“People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the...”
– Alice Walker (via awfulanxious)
Dec 11th
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“When it is all too much, when the news is so bad meditation itself feels...”
– Alice Walker (via graceisred)
Dec 10th
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“To me, the Internet is kind of like a club or a party at the mall a lot of...”
– ~Saul Williams via Saul Williams:  The FurtherMuckin Expat Q (Interview, by Miles Marshall Lewis)
Dec 9th
“…Be qualified to live among your dead.”
– —Alice Walker. (via yeeaboii) epic.
Dec 9th
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“To me, the Internet is kind of like a club or a party at the mall a lot of...”
– ~Saul Williams via Saul Williams:  The FurtherMuckin Expat Q (Interview, by Miles Marshall Lewis)
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
America's Own Music in its Lusty Youth: Jazz →
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
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Dec 2nd
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Poem: Be Nobody's Darling →
conniewrites: Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around You like a shawl, To parry stones To keep you warm. Watch the people succumb To madness With ample cheer; Let theBe nobody’s darling;  Be an outcast.  Take the contradictions  Of your life  And wrap around  You like a shawl,  To parry stones  To keep you warm. Watch the people succumb ...
Dec 1st
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